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citrus greening has been discovered in georgia, south carolina, louisiana and texas and california. >> we lost jobs. we lost 3.5 billion in economic impact. >> reporter: andrew meadows is with the trade group florida citrus mutual. >> take a look at your eight ounce glass of orange juice in the morning and imagine that not being there because that's how serious it is. >> reporter: pesticides kills the insect that carries the disease but there's no cure for trees infected with citrus greening. >> what is it like for you when you look at a tree that has this disease? >> well, first of all i think about planting that tree. a lot of them i planted. i think about how hard it's going to be to get a tree to that point. >> reporter: farmers and the u.s. department of agriculture are sending $69 million to develop of a cure but it could take years. that leaves him one option, try to grow new trees faster than his old trees are dying. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, lake wales, florida. >> we know babies like to kick and stretch. it turns out they yawn. a study of 40 ultrasounds found healthy fetus
citrus greening has been discovered in georgia, south carolina, louisiana and texas and california. >> we lost jobs. we lost 3.5 billion in economic impact. >> reporter: andrew meadows is with the trade group florida citrus mutual. >> take a look at your eight ounce glass of orange juice in the morning and imagine that not being there because that's how serious it is. >> reporter: pesticides kills the insect that carries the disease but there's no cure for trees infected...
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. >> reporter: you won't find blastic bags at the checkout counter at bob's market in southern california. they are banned in 50 cities and counties across the state. francine shops with her own reusable bag and wants more communities to enforce similar bans. >> if they went through a garbage dump or a trash site and saw what was going on they would think twice about it. >> reporter: supporters of the ban say plastic bags crowd land fills, pollute streets and waterways and threaten marine life. where plastic is banned like here in santa monica, stores go through piles of paper bags. those also take a toll on the environment but about 50% do get recycled. that's compared to about 5% of plastic bags. but manufacturers say banning the bags is unfair. >> the amount of litter nationally that plastic bags produce is less than half of 1%. >> reporter: marine scientis is with the advocacy group heal the bay and says in los angeles plastic bags make up closer to 25%. >> litter on the streets gets washed through the storm sewer system, through our waterway systems. and plastic bags are part of that
. >> reporter: you won't find blastic bags at the checkout counter at bob's market in southern california. they are banned in 50 cities and counties across the state. francine shops with her own reusable bag and wants more communities to enforce similar bans. >> if they went through a garbage dump or a trash site and saw what was going on they would think twice about it. >> reporter: supporters of the ban say plastic bags crowd land fills, pollute streets and waterways and...
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in california support for prop 37 has dropped steeply from 66% in september to 39%. but many are fighting hard for the right to know. >> i've got to make the decisions about their diets. >> reporter: on election day it will be her vote. yukon blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> when we come back on a monday from cancer treatment to the gridiron. the colts head coach makes a power speech and his rookie quarterback delivers with a record setting performance. at the masters. 14-year-old boy from china will be the youngest boy ever to hit the links at augusta national. on sunday that eighth grader won the asia-pacific championship which earned him an invitation to the masters. i'm terrell brown. this is "cbs morning news." good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is monday november 5th. the day before we end the political commercials on tv. >> i'm going to miss them. >> i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike haiduk. be thankful you have prayers. prayers for -- you have power. prayers for them. >> it is cold,. >> and we have a nor'easter coming on wednesday and thursd
in california support for prop 37 has dropped steeply from 66% in september to 39%. but many are fighting hard for the right to know. >> i've got to make the decisions about their diets. >> reporter: on election day it will be her vote. yukon blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> when we come back on a monday from cancer treatment to the gridiron. the colts head coach makes a power speech and his rookie quarterback delivers with a record setting performance. at the...
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in california support for prop 37 has dropped steeply from 66% in september to 39%. but many are fighting hard for the right to know. >> i've got to make the decisions about their diets. >> reporter: on election day it will be her vote. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> when we come back on a monday from cancer treatment to the gridiron. the colts head coach makes a power speech and his rookie quarterback delivers with a record setting performance. a power speech and his rookie quarterback delivers with a record setting performance. [ female announcer ] introducing u the latest coffee machine from nespresso. modular. intuitive. combines espresso and fresh milk. the new u. nespresso. what else? available at these fine retailers. quickly extinguish the flam. what was found nearby that s it appear suspicious. plus: found clinging to an overturned boat. seven people are rescued from toms bay. how two children endedp trapped. and one day away. we're just over 24 hour before the pols open nationwide. the frantic pace for the presidential candidates this morning
in california support for prop 37 has dropped steeply from 66% in september to 39%. but many are fighting hard for the right to know. >> i've got to make the decisions about their diets. >> reporter: on election day it will be her vote. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> when we come back on a monday from cancer treatment to the gridiron. the colts head coach makes a power speech and his rookie quarterback delivers with a record setting performance. a power...
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california's election watchdog calls it money laundering. teachers unions donated $16 million of the 69 million raised to advocate for the ballot measure. >> our particular schools are champions. >> reporter: joe carlson is co-principal of this high school. before the vote his school district was drawing up plans to slash $35 million from its budget on top of the $330 million it cut since 2008. music, arts and athletics were on the chopping block. the school year would have been shortened by three weeks. >> this is an investment. it's an investment in the future of our state. we'll have a lot more productive citizens if we invest in education. >> reporter: if there's a lesson for other states to raise taxes it may be this. governor brown said voters agreed to the tax increase only because his budget included spending cuts of $20 billion. >> coming up after your local news on cbs "this morning," live reports on the new snowstorm that's adding misery to the east. i'm terrell brown in new york, this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ]
california's election watchdog calls it money laundering. teachers unions donated $16 million of the 69 million raised to advocate for the ballot measure. >> our particular schools are champions. >> reporter: joe carlson is co-principal of this high school. before the vote his school district was drawing up plans to slash $35 million from its budget on top of the $330 million it cut since 2008. music, arts and athletics were on the chopping block. the school year would have been...
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california's election watchdog calls it a case of political money laundering. teachers unions donated $16 million of the 69 million raised to advocate for the ballot measure. >> our particular schools are champions. >> reporter: joe carlson is co-principal of this high school. before the vote his school district was drawing up plans to slash $35 million from its budget on top of the $330 million it cut since 2008. music, arts and athletics were on the chopping block. the school year would have been shortened by three weeks. >> this is an investment. it's an investment in the future of our state. we'll have a lot more productive citizens if we invest in education. >> reporter: if there's a lesson for other states to raise taxes it may be this. governor brown said voters agreed to the tax increase only because his budget included spending cuts of $20 billion. john blackstone, cbs news, los angeles. >> coming up after your local news on cbs "this morning," live reports on the new snowstorm that's adding misery to the east. i'm terrell brown in new york, this is th
california's election watchdog calls it a case of political money laundering. teachers unions donated $16 million of the 69 million raised to advocate for the ballot measure. >> our particular schools are champions. >> reporter: joe carlson is co-principal of this high school. before the vote his school district was drawing up plans to slash $35 million from its budget on top of the $330 million it cut since 2008. music, arts and athletics were on the chopping block. the school year...
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more than a thousand utility crews from as far away as california and canada are being staged at citi field, home to the new york mets. >> we're in hand to hand combat. we are just going block to block putting up facilities that have been damaged by those winds and/or the floods. >> reporter: john is in charge of power restoration for new york's largest electric company. con ed has restored power to 800,000 customers but have 150,000 to go before a coastal storm sweeps in mid week. >> it may slow down the troops that are out there doing restoration. >> reporter: on new jersey's long beach island, homeowners, including this woman, were finally allowed to check the damage. damage. >> the bottom fell out, so we were lucky that the house is still standing. we had seen pictures of the house, so we knew it had been badly damaged, but still seeing it is painful. >> reporter: meanwhile, the gas lines could get longer. the nor'easter could knock out power to some of the pumps that's just been restored. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> with that nor'easter on its way up the atlantic coast, s
more than a thousand utility crews from as far away as california and canada are being staged at citi field, home to the new york mets. >> we're in hand to hand combat. we are just going block to block putting up facilities that have been damaged by those winds and/or the floods. >> reporter: john is in charge of power restoration for new york's largest electric company. con ed has restored power to 800,000 customers but have 150,000 to go before a coastal storm sweeps in mid week....
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more than a thousand utility crews from as far away as california and canada are being staged at citi field, home to the new york mets. >> we're in hand to hand combat. we are just going block to block putting up facilities that have been damaged by those winds and/or the floods. >> reporter: john is in charge of power restoration for new york's largest electric company. con ed has restored power to 800,000 customers but have 150,000 to go before a coastal storm sweeps in mid week. >> it may slow down the troops that are out there doing restoration. >> reporter: on new jersey's long beach island, homeowners, including this woman, were finally allowed to check the damage. >> the bottom fell out, so we were lucky that the house is still standing. we had seen pictures of the house, so we knew it had been badly damaged, but still seeing it is painful. >> reporter: meanwhile, the gas lines could get longer. the nor'easter could knock out power to some of the pumps that's just been restored. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> with that nor'easter on its way up the atlantic coast, some new
more than a thousand utility crews from as far away as california and canada are being staged at citi field, home to the new york mets. >> we're in hand to hand combat. we are just going block to block putting up facilities that have been damaged by those winds and/or the floods. >> reporter: john is in charge of power restoration for new york's largest electric company. con ed has restored power to 800,000 customers but have 150,000 to go before a coastal storm sweeps in mid week....
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and parts of the rockies and california. the southwest stays dry. here in new york a crane that snapped from sandy's high winds continues to dangle more than 70 stories up. it is right down the street from this building. john miller spoke with two city engineers who took on the dangerous task of making sure the crane doesn't fall to the street below. >> reporter: during the storm that snapped the boom off the crane with winds gusting through and swinging the hanging boom back and forth two new york city building department engineers had to get to the top of the building and answer the question would the boom hold or come crashing down? for most of the long climb the only way up was the stairs. >> i've never heard anything as loud as wind howling in my life as we got to the 48th floor and you have to apply so much pressure to open the door. i was with him. we got into the hallway and you could almost get sucked right out. >> reporter: michael and timothy had to check each of the structural braces that held the tower with the crane on top the side of
and parts of the rockies and california. the southwest stays dry. here in new york a crane that snapped from sandy's high winds continues to dangle more than 70 stories up. it is right down the street from this building. john miller spoke with two city engineers who took on the dangerous task of making sure the crane doesn't fall to the street below. >> reporter: during the storm that snapped the boom off the crane with winds gusting through and swinging the hanging boom back and forth...
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it has knocked down power lines and trees in northern california yesterday. a second more powerful storm is expected to hit this afternoon. the third with the most rain is expected this weekend. some areas could see as much as 18 inches of rain. overseas now, egyptian president mohamed morsi is expected to explain why he granted himself almost absolute authority in a national address later today. anti-morsi protests raged through the night just down the road from where the egyptian assembly agreed on a final constitution. a vote is expected today. holly williams is in cairo. >> reporter: what we're seeing here in egypt is a straight on -- 0 show down between mohamed morsi the country's first democratically elected president and his opponent. morsi is showing no signs of backing down from the expanded new powers that he gave himself last week including immunity from the court. judges from these top courts have gone on strike. meanwhile egypt's supreme constitutional court said it will rule on sunday on whether or not to dissolve the assembly that drafted egypt
it has knocked down power lines and trees in northern california yesterday. a second more powerful storm is expected to hit this afternoon. the third with the most rain is expected this weekend. some areas could see as much as 18 inches of rain. overseas now, egyptian president mohamed morsi is expected to explain why he granted himself almost absolute authority in a national address later today. anti-morsi protests raged through the night just down the road from where the egyptian assembly...
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or california doing it and making some kind of statement like that by watching the film. >> tuberville said he was angered over back-to-back penalties during texas tech's win over kansas. >>> when we come back, a soda that could fight fat. and costume controversy. victoria's secret under fire for one of designs at its annual fashion show. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yea, i know. oh, you're good. good luck! priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only from the postal service. caught up in david petraeus probe. why u-s commander in afghanistan is now under investigation. plus: sudden retirement. the port of oakland's director suddenly resigns. the possible connection to a stp club scandal. and heeding the call? people around the world may not mae make it to work or school t.
or california doing it and making some kind of statement like that by watching the film. >> tuberville said he was angered over back-to-back penalties during texas tech's win over kansas. >>> when we come back, a soda that could fight fat. and costume controversy. victoria's secret under fire for one of designs at its annual fashion show. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go...
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or california doing it and making some kind of statement like that by watching the film. >> tuberville said he was angered over back-to-back penalties in texas tech's win over kansas. >>> when we come back, a soda that could fight fat. and costume controversy. victoria's secret under fire for one of designs at its annual fashion show. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yea, i know. oh, you're good. good luck! priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only from the postal service. . >>> here's a look at the weather in some cities around the country. morning rain in washington, 51 degree. sunny in st. louis, 58 degrees. mostly sunny in denver, 54. periods of rain in seattle, 51 degrees. >>> the puppeteer and voice behind elmo, the "sesame street" character, is accused of having a sex
or california doing it and making some kind of statement like that by watching the film. >> tuberville said he was angered over back-to-back penalties in texas tech's win over kansas. >>> when we come back, a soda that could fight fat. and costume controversy. victoria's secret under fire for one of designs at its annual fashion show. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to...